Infinite Fighting

In a deserted, secluded spot, Zhang Jizhan stood still, quietly watching the darkness not far away.

There was a shadow flowing there, but it was not visible unless you looked closely.

This is a master, with strength at least at the fifth level of the Star-Attracting Realm.

Of course, they are no match for Zhang Ji.

"Come out," Zhang Ji said. "We're all Shadow Demons, so let's not resort to these kinds of tactics."

"hey-hey."

A man dressed entirely in gray appeared and said, "Brother, you wouldn't mind sharing some of your shadow with me, would you?"

Zhang Ji was amused. Did he really look like a fish on a chopping board?
They've actually been targeted as hunting prey.

“Okay, you can take it,” Zhang Ji said.

"Then I'm not welcome."

"Whoosh~!"

"Pfft! Bang!"

A dark shadow flashed by, and Zhang Ji's sword pierced the opponent's throat before kicking him away.

"Pfft pfft~!"

Blood gushed from the gray-clad man's neck. He clutched his neck with both hands, his eyes filled with doubt and shock. He seemed to want to say something, but he couldn't utter a sound, only letting out a harsh hissing sound from his throat.

He underestimated Zhang Ji's strength.

This is because the Shadow Demon grows by consuming shadows, and the visualized phantom constellations also become stronger in the process. Just by looking at the opponent's shadow, one can basically judge the opponent's strength.

Zhang Ji didn't swallow two shadows from beginning to end; he relied on his own hard-earned strength.

In this way, Zhang Ji's illusory star appearance was not too exaggerated, and the intensity of the shadow's manifestation was only around the third level of star attraction.

So the man in gray didn't hesitate to make his move.

Unfortunately, he failed to properly assess the relationship between hunter and prey.

Taking advantage of the fact that he was still alive, Zhang Ji had a thought, and a shadow extended from his feet, directly burrowing into the shadow of the other party, and then began to devour it frantically.

Soon, Zhang Ji successfully devoured the opponent's shadow.

At this moment, even under the moonlight, the person no longer cast a shadow.

"What an amazing setup," Zhang Ji exclaimed.

Isn't it amazing that one can cultivate by swallowing shadows?

And it actually managed to completely devour the shadow.

This physical effect of light and shadow must be directly replaced by rules that possess a higher degree of mystery.

This kind of thing only happens in games.

After thinking it over, Zhang Ji withdrew his astrological shadow, searched the gray-clad man, and quickly left.

After consuming the other party's shadow, Zhang Ji's attributes improved again, and now all four attributes have reached [D+].

What surprised Zhang Ji even more was...

His phantom constellation can become larger, covering a wider area, allowing him to absorb more star power when he's leveling up his skills.

Therefore, consuming shadows not only improves the grade of the "Shadow Devouring Technique" itself, but also indirectly enhances the user's talent.

"Good, good, good, as expected of the evil art of raising Gu poison."

Zhang was not afraid but rather delighted; this was the method players should be practicing!

With this thing, this time we'll definitely become an invincible old demon who can intimidate the world!

Moreover, he wasn't worried at all about whether there were any hidden traps behind this. As long as they were combined, all these skills would be completely transformed. Even if they left behind some backend, it was hard to say whether they would have any impact on him.

[Limit] is still very powerful. The synthesized skills can advance along the original path, retaining the basic effects while removing defects as much as possible. It seems that the mastermind behind this cheat for Zhang Ji used some special AI calculation formula, and all the data is an extension that conforms to the game content itself.

In other words, the skill Zhang Ji used was an optimization of something that existed in theory, rather than something created by forcibly modifying data out of thin air.

The gray-clad man didn't have any stardust or similar items on him; in fact, very few people would carry cultivation resources with them.

There are no spatial artifacts in this world, so carrying them around would be too much trouble.
However, Zhang Ji found two bottles of medicinal powder on him, which should be for stopping bleeding and treating wounds.

But these measures did not solve Zhang Ji's immediate problem.

Now that his identity has been exposed, it's impossible for him to return to the restaurant.

We desperately need Star Crystals to break this deadlock!

If he gets three more skill crystals from the "Shadow Eater Technique," he can combine them and instantly advance to a C-level expert, and he probably won't be too weak even among C-level experts.

All the Shadow Demons in the city will be his prey.

Become the King of Gu directly, and conquering the entire map will be no dream!
"If we can't buy it, we'll steal it!"

Players don't have any moral bottom line.

I'll do anything to get my hands on the item.

However, there are rules about how to steal.

So many factions possess star crystals, but directly stealing them from their warehouses would be a certain death sentence.

Wherever there are a large number of star crystals, there must be at least two experts at the Life Star Realm.

Therefore, it is best to choose a solo player faction to "borrow".

Like the human traffickers Zhang Ji encountered before, it's best if they have some money and some power, but not too much.

The benefits of opening up the map have come again.

Zhang Ji knew many people like this.

"Damn, a vegetable market bully has this much money? He might as well die along with the gambling den owner and the human traffickers!"

In a residential house, Zhang Ji stood beside the corpse, scavenging for belongings. The dead man was a vegetable market tyrant who had long monopolized vegetable prices and exploited various restaurants and ordinary vegetable farmers to varying degrees.

Killing those two tactless small business owners and farmers would be a very simple matter.

Their strength is at the second level of Star Attraction, which means they are essentially a front man, backed by official personnel.

Zhang Ji searched for a while and quickly found the Star Crystal.

There are seven in total, but unfortunately they are of low grade. If converted into mid-grade star crystals, they would only be worth about two at most.

But that's enough for Zhang Ji to train two more skill crystals.

Holding the item, Zhang Ji had a sudden thought and immediately disappeared into the shadows, quickly disappearing into the distance.

To be honest, the best role for "Shadow Eater" is still that of an assassin or thief.

It's too well hidden.

Zhang Ji hid under the vegetable vendor's bed and wasn't discovered.

Even until his death, he didn't know who killed him. With resources, he could quickly level up his skills again.

With so many star crystals, even though the quality was a bit low, Zhang Ji was confident that he could grind out two skill crystals within six days.

"Search! Search thoroughly!"

The Zhenguowei army marched through the slums, searching every corner meticulously. Several Shadow Demons were hiding there, but after being discovered, they erupted on the spot, and that was the end of it.

The soldiers of the Zhenguo Guard were linked together by their star power, and the leading officer could kill them with a single blow.

That's the allure of battle formations.

With just a hundred or so National Guards, once the battle formation begins, even a master of the Destiny Star level might perish.

With numbers reaching tens of thousands, they are capable of going toe-to-toe with astrological masters.

However, at present, the number of Zhenguo Guards is only 100,000. If there are any more, we can't afford to support them.

Soon, the guards searched the area and left, storing all their skill crystals into their [Limit], and Zhang Ji, disguised as an ordinary person, emerged from the garbage heap.

It had only been three days since his last crime, but the level of chaos and tension in the city was rising.

He encounters several Shadow Demons every day. Some are tacitly acquainted and that's fine, but others are complete desperados who slaughter indiscriminately in order to improve their strength.

Zhang Ji has already devoured six Shadow Demons, all of whom are below the fourth level of Star Attraction.

Currently, no Shadow Fiend with strength above the fifth level of Star Attraction has been observed.

"Keep grinding your skills, that's the real goal!"

Zhang Ji took out the star crystal and started working on the spot again.

That night.

Zhang Ji was being chased.

It would be theoretically very difficult for the government to find all the Shadow Fiends.

After all, the Shadow Devouring Technique has strong stealth capabilities, and the Shadow Demon can easily disappear by sneaking around.

Unless they themselves practice the "Shadow Eater Technique," it's probably not that difficult.

But this method clearly has a backdoor, and it's obvious that few government officials have the courage to make such a self-sacrifice.

However, some Shadow Fiends defected to the official team and helped find the rest of the Shadow Fiends.

Zhang Ji is like this now.

Those who pursued him were experts at the Life Star Realm.

"Whoosh!"

A flash of light, and Zhang Ji was forced to retreat.

Two figures blocked his way.

One male and one female.

The woman was wearing a blue dress, and the man grabbed her casually, like he was catching a chick.

She was a shadow demon who, driven by the pressure to survive, sought refuge with a man.

The man was dressed in black demon robes, holding a demon-slaying knife. His clothes had three star patterns on them, indicating that he was a general-level figure in the Demon Extermination Division, just like Fang Lingwei's teacher, Jiang Feiang.

The smallest unit of the Extermination Bureau is the Junior Officer, whose clothes are adorned with a nine-star pattern.

The top is the head of the line, with two star patterns.

Above that are the generals, marked with three star patterns.

Within the Extermination Bureau, one cannot secure a position solely through connections without real strength.

Therefore, the man in front of them is at least at the Life Star Realm.

"Why can't you just behave yourself? Why are you running around? Aren't I tired of chasing you?" Zhu Ze said with a displeased expression.

Zhang Ji was only slightly slower than him, making it difficult for him to find him even when he was hidden in the shadows. Zhu Ze also had someone with him, so chasing him would naturally be a challenge.

Fortunately, he eventually caught up with him; at this distance, Zhang Ji had no chance of escaping.

Zhu Ze was confident that he could kill with a single blow!

But he had no intention of killing Zhang Ji.

This strength is already approaching the Destiny Star realm. In the current capital, this Shadow Demon is probably top-tier. If it can be controlled and used as a search device, it should be easy to wipe out the remaining Shadow Demons.

Zhang Ji gripped the sword blade tightly with both hands, his expression somewhat solemn.

Originally, I planned to shake off the opponent and collect all the skill crystals into [Limit] to disguise myself as an ordinary person and avoid them as before.

But the man was chasing him too closely, and he really had no chance to escape.

“If I were you, I wouldn’t make such a pointless struggle,” Zhu Ze said, seeing Zhang Ji pointing his sword at him.

However, Zhang Ji clearly wouldn't listen.

"Whoosh!"

The star patterns on the blade shimmered and pierced the void, and the target was none other than the female shadow demon beside Zhu Ze.

Zhang Ji knew very well that the only way to escape was to kill this female shadow demon.

Zhu Ze hadn't expected Zhang Ji's target to be the female shadow demon. He slashed out with his sword, aiming straight for Zhang Ji's back. If Zhang Ji insisted on killing the female shadow demon beside him, he wouldn't survive either.

This move forces the enemy to defend, and theoretically, Zhang Ji would stop.

Unfortunately, Zhang was extremely unconventional in his adherence to theory.

"Pfft~!"

"Pfft~!"

A sword and a knife, both striking at the same time.

Zhang Ji's speed is no slower than Zhu Ze's.

The blade pierced the female shadow demon's neck, severing her cervical bone. Then, the blade struck Zhang Ji's back, piercing through his flesh and splitting his bones, eventually reaching his heart.

But Zhu Ze held back. The female shadow demon was already dead. If Zhang Ji died too, he would gain nothing. He only needed to seriously injure Zhang Ji so that he had no chance of escaping.

The next instant, Zhang Ji, sword in hand, disappeared into the shadows and fled quickly into the distance.

Zhu Ze leaped up and followed immediately.

Relying on his familiarity with the terrain, Zhang Ji ran smoothly, but he was injured after all. Even though he could keep his mind focused on the low pain threshold, his body couldn't keep up.

He was too slow to shake off Zhu Ze.

If you keep running like this, you're definitely going to die!

Suddenly, Zhang Ji caught sight of a sign.

Fangyuan Restaurant!
I don't know if the method of transcending evil and achieving liberation worked last time.
Never mind, let's take a gamble! (End of Chapter)